Petrocoptis glaucifolia

PETROCOPTIS glaucifolia
(PETROCOPTIS pyrenaica
subspecies glaucifolia,
PETROCOPTIS lagascae,
LYCHNIS lagascae)

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Type:
Perennial

Height: 4-6" (10-15 cm)

Flowering Time: Summer

Flower Colour: Pink

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Caryophyllidae (Pinks Superorder)

Order: Caryophyllales (Pinks Order)

Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pinks Family)

Genus: Petrocoptis

Species: glaucifolia (with waxy leaves)

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Petrocoptis glaucifolia is a small perennial reaching only a few inches high, with thick greyish-green leaves and small clusters of rounded flowers in some shade of pink, looking like a cross between a pink and a Campion. It prefers warm conditions, and may be short-lived, but can easily be propagated from seed.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Germination:
Spring
Outside (17 days)
Autumn
Outside (17 days)
Winter
Outside (36 days)

Seed Pod The seedpod is a small ball, opening to show the seeds inside.
Seed The seeds are shiny fat black discs with a little white tuft. There are many seeds in a seed pod.
Seedling The seedlings have greyish pointed leaves.

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				Germination: Spring Outside (17 days) Autumn Outside (17 days) Winter Outside (36 days)
Seed Pod The seedpod is a small ball, opening to show the seeds inside. Seed The seeds are shiny fat black discs with a little white tuft. There are many seeds in a seed pod. Seedling The seedlings have greyish pointed leaves.